Murder at the Cottage | Sky

In my opinion the Marie Farrell thing is simple enough. I don't think she was anywhere other than at home that night. I think in order to get the charges against her husband dropped she was forced to participate in this and a storyline was set out for her. I believe the call that eventually came from her house was all part of it and not sloppyness on her part. She was coerced into saying she was out and about that night and saw Bailey. She can't say she was out on her own as that would raise questions as to why so this mystery lover was brought into it to give the story legitimacy. Because the guards fabricated all this they didn't go after her for the identity of the passenger. If she came to them with that story herself then they'd be all over her for the identity of the man because it would be yet another set of eyes that could support the sighting of Bailey on the bridge. Her husband kept quiet during all this of course and never contradicted that she wasnt out and about that night but also stood by her ever since despite the humiliatingly public knowledge of the infidelity, which keeps reappearing in the media year after year with her giving interviews about it aswell but by her side he remains. My belief is that her sighting of Bailey was fabricated because a Bailey murder in the nightime is the opposite of what actually happened which was a non-Bailey murder in the morning.

Also on the wine bottle being from a lover who brought it up to the house and was rebuffed. I don't buy that simply because if he was driving up to the house with no intention of ever killing her then he wouldn't be wearing gloves handling the wine bottle. In other words his prints would be all over it because why wouldnt they. And that is the reason it wouldnt have been tossed away on her property either.

And finally the death itself. I just cannot believe a death as brutal as that would leave only her DNA strewn around the place. If the drug angle was to be believed then the killer wouldn't care about how brutal or sloppy or messy they were because the guards were already onside. And of course they insist the body remains in place despite the state pathologists request to move it as it buys them even more time to tidy up. And low and behold no DNA is recovered. How on Earth is absolutely nothing left behind.

And another thing. Absolute nonsense that she ran to the Ungerers in a panic because she saw the 'White Lady'. Does anyone really believe that. She saw something else though and was right to be panicked.

Just to add, this could tie in to why she was in such a rush to get out of there and the travel plans being brought forward.

Speculation on my part of course but there could have been charges due against him that we would have no knowledge about as they were dropped due to her agreed participation.

Helen Callanan is a very reliable witness isn't she? But you're right she doesn't come across as a dopehead although she does seem to have a blind spot when it comes to sarcasm, which somehow doesn't fit the picture of someone who was an editor of a national newspaper. Has she other connections I wonder.

Isn't Bailey something? Never breaks under questioning yet happy to tell every half acquaintance the truth. You ask me if I have information about people's involvement with drugs. But that's the point. You don't need to be Paul Williams to know that "helping us out with our investigation" gets people off the hook for various things. Yesterday you were asking if there was evidence of other drug related beatings in West Cork. As if people are going to say things like "I had to hurt him your honour he owes me 2 grand for weed".

But you don't need me to tell you all this, you can always read the DPP's report and his impression of these "witnesses". Not that it will make any difference to the likes of you who intends to go on ad nauseam about the "evidence". Making a big deal about scratches on IB's hands which the Guards were very careful not to photograph, while Alfie Lyons' hand was bandaged the day the body was discovered but that sparked no interest from investigators.

You're obviously one of those many people with agendas we are accustomed to in Ireland, they'll swear white is black if it means backing up their own tribe.

Might be because it puts her and the lover a bit too close to the murder scene for comfort. Or else might put them on a road they have a hard time accounting for as to why they would be on there. Also wasn't there some claim or another he was down there washing blood off the boots. Need water for that hense the sighting at the bridge.

Moonunit already said he thinks Bailey "waded into the sea" to clean himself off ... at 4am ... in late December 😂

The motive of washing blood off the boots does naturally make sense. However he could have done that at Dunmanus pier as well. There are stairs to walk down, and nobody would have seen him washing it off down there. Down below he would not have been seen by possible oncoming traffic, plus it was in the direction of his home, Kaelfadda bridge was sort of in the opposite direction.

If MF and her pal were at Alfie's party she'd have the motivation to frame IB.

Your making the assumption that he was there and that he had boots with blood on that needed washing. What I'm saying is that to suit the story he needed to be seen.

Another thing regarding your question as to why she didnt just say she saw him at the road leading to Sophies instead. What if somehow Bailey could have provided categorical evidence that was not there at that time. That suddenly puts her and the lover front and centre. But of course the guards know it's a fabrication so would be a dead end for them. Instead the sighting is a little further away so that if Bailey could prove he wasn't there then it could be brushed off as her been mistaken, all the while she would not be particularly near the murder scene and her story about being out with the lover would still be intact.

Well I'm feeling vexed by the idiocy.

The interviewer asked him would he take a test - now if he answered "No" then he'd have Moonunit and his ilk breakdancing with joy - but if he answered "yes" then people like you say it's also a tell 😂. Maybe they should hook up a lie detector to Marie Farrell or Detective Dermot Dwyer .... there would be smoke coming out of the poor machine in a few seconds.

I agree Massive Berevement - I also believe MF wasnt out and about that night. I think MF started off making the phone calls just to be part of the 'excitement' ( remember Schull was a very quiet place where nothing happened so the murder bought alot of activity and focus to the area) and make the gardai think she was helpful. Its quite common in big investigations for attention seekers to contact the investigation team with nonsense. The Gardai seen that MF could be easily manipulated and could be an asset to their investigation ie. she could be easily led and perhaps bribed to support their theories - by this time they would have been under pressure and already knew they messed up on protecting the scene and forensics. The Gardai would have also found out by then that Sophie was well connected in France and they needed a suspect fast to avoid looking like fools. Marie was very happy to help them out and really enjoyed the attention. It then of course spiralled out of control for her as she was seen as the main witness to ensure the conviction of Ian Bailey - she never thought it would go this far. Luckily for IB Marie has a conscience and couldnt go through with the plan. MF couldnt see IB convicted as the murderer based on her lies.

What other explanation can there be than the above to explain why MF has never faced any legal consequences for her part in this. ( other than that the man in the car with her was a gaurd - I think this is unlikely though )